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Franchise Marketing Radio: Alex Samios with HotBox Infrared Sauna Studio

January 15, 2020 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Franchise Marketing Radio: Alex Samios with HotBox Infrared Sauna Studio

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Alex Samios, Co-Founder of HotBox Infrared Sauna Studio has been in the franchise industry for 24 years. He began his career in Operations, opening and running restaurants for Papa John’s Pizza before becoming a franchisee in 1996. He was a franchisee for a total of 11 years: building opening and operating 34 restaurants in 4 years (nominated “Franchisee of the Year” three times).

In 2000, Alex was also the first franchisee for a mobile pet grooming concept and started his own franchise in the health & wellness industry in 2010. Before joining Dogtopia in January 2016, Alex had been an investor and consultant to emerging brands while serving on several Boards. Mr. Samios grew up in and around the franchise industry – his father was the first franchisee for Jiffy Lube.

How to Connect with Alex

Website: https://hotboxsaunastudio.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hotboxsaunastudio/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HotBox_Sauna
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/HotBoxSaunaStudio/

What You’ll Learn in this Episode

About HotBox Infrared Sauna Studio
What Infrared Sauna is
About HotBox Infrared Sauna Studio entering the Atlanta market
About Alex Samios and his experience and family history in franchising

Tuesdays with Corey Episode 27

January 15, 2020 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Tuesdays with Corey Episode 27

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Terri Jondahl joined CAB in 1995 and serves as the CEO of CAB Incorporated and CAB Worldwide Holdings Inc operations in the U.S., South Africa, China, India, Korea and Vietnam. She is the majority shareholder of CAB, which holds certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise. Jondahl has extensive hands-on experience in sales management, financial management, overseas supplier management and production and quality management;

Terri Jondahl is very active in the community, serving on the Executive Board of the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce (where she served as the 2011 Chair), Board of Directors, Gwinnett Health System, Board of Trustees of the Georgia Gwinnett College Foundation, Gwinnett Medical Foundation and Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation and several other organizations. She was recently appointed by Governor Nathan Deal to serve on the Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority.

Jondahl has served as the State President of The Texas Federation of Business & Professional Women and President of the Federation of Business and Professional Women in the Ukiah, California and Nacogdoches, Texas regions. Jondahl was honored in the 2008 Atlanta Woman Magazine as one of the “Top 25 Professional Women to Watch.” Jondahl received an A.A. in Business Administration at Mendocino College.

She loves to paint and spend time boating or jet skiing on Lake Lanier.

How to Connect with Terri

Website: https://www.cabinc.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrijondahl/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cabincorporated
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CABIncorporated

About Your Host

Corey Rieck is the President and Founder of The Long Term Care Planning Group, a firm that specializes in delivering Long Term Care education and coverage to companies, high net worth individuals and large organizations. Since 2001, Corey has devoted his career to Long Term Care as a result of multiple personal experiences.

A neutral provider of Long Term Care Solutions since 2001, Corey brings a unique and comprehensive consultative perspective to this issue. Since 2003, part of his commitment to the Long Term Care Industry includes his having trained over 3,500 advisors from San Francisco to Wall Street on how to properly position Long Term Care to clients through the CLTC organization. Additionally, he has authored dozens of published industry articles on Long Term Care and has assisted many of the nation’s leading LTC carriers on operational and educational matters.

BRX Pro Tip: Help Others Help Yourself

January 14, 2020 by angishields

BRX Pro Tips

BRX Pro Tip: Help Others Help Yourself

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BRX Pro Tip: Help Others Help Yourself Transcript

Stone Payton: [00:00:02] And we are back. Stone Payton, Lee Kantor here with you for BRX Pro Tips. Lee, you and I had been exposed to a great deal of thought leadership. A lot of thought leaders have come directly to our studio. We’re both pretty well-read. I know one of the people who I studied early in my career was a guy by the name of Zig Ziglar. And he said something to the effect of you can have just about anything you want if you will help enough other people get what they want. This whole idea of helping others really does come full circle and you’re really also helping yourself. But let’s talk about that a little bit in the context of this thing of ours.

Lee Kantor: [00:00:40] Yeah, at Business RadioX, that philosophy is so easy to execute. When you have a client and you can help them get more clients, then they’re going to stay with you for a long time. And you have, at your disposal, a tool that can help you meet whoever you want and then, you can share this platform with other people to help them meet whoever they need to meet. So, by you referring potential clients to your clients, guess what, your client’s not going anywhere. Because what other vendors are helping them get clients? Not many. And what other media platform is out there everyday actively looking for potential clients for their clients? Very few of them. So, just do what you do, select the right guest, have the right shows, have the meetings and introduce people to each other just in your studio and you should be able to get all the clients you want.

Del Ross with Hotel Effectiveness, Mike Lamb with LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Mike Gaburo with Brightwell

January 13, 2020 by angishields

Del Ross with Hotel Effectiveness, Mike Gaburo with Brightwell and Mike Lamb with LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Atlanta Business Radio

Del Ross with Hotel Effectiveness, Mike Lamb with LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Mike Gaburo with Brightwell

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Del Ross is an expert in hotel profitability optimization. He has extensive experience in all forms of revenue generation for the industry including distribution channel management, customer loyalty and lifecycle management, digital marketing and e-commerce. As a hotel investor, advisor, and strategy consultant, he has worked with every major brand, management company and ownership group on overall strategy and growth plans.

How to Connect with Del

Website: https://www.hoteleffectiveness.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hotel-effectiveness/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HotelLaborMgmt
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HotelLaborCosts/

Michael Lamb is the global Chief Privacy Officer for LexisNexis Risk Solutions and RELX Group.

Lamb is a member of the Advisory Board of the Future of Privacy Forum and of the Advisory Council of the Center for Information PrivacyLeadership. He has testified on privacy matters in FTC workshops and before the United States Congress. Lamb holds a BA in economics from theUniversity of Michigan and earned his law degree at the Boston UniversitySchool of Law.

How to Connect with Mike

Website: https://risk.lexisnexis.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lexisnexis-risk-solutions/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LexisNexisRisk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexisNexisRisk

Mike Gaburo has a 20-year track record of expanding and scaling technology enabled businesses. With his expertise in leading software businesses, he has driven sustained growth in revenue, margin, EBITDA, and stock price, while building strong teams and great customer experiences.

Through a focus on assembling the right team, one with a ‘users-first’ approach, Brightwell revenue has grown at a CAGR of >35% under Mike’s leadership. Prior to Brightwell, Mike served as COO at Paycor Inc., a provider of HCM SaaS to 30k businesses, where he led a 4x increase in revenue and an 8x gain in EBITDA. Mike also served as Vice President of Corporate Development and Vice President of Cleanroom Resources Division, at Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS) – a global provider of business services. Mike holds a B.A. from Colgate University and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.

Mike and his wife Sally have been married for >30 years and together have 3 grown daughters. Outside of work, Mike serves as a Board Member with KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools, a charter school network committed to educational excellence for all Atlanta children.

How to Connect with Mike

Website: https://brightwell.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrightwellApp/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/brightwellapp

What You’ll Learn in this Episode

Why there is a need for Hotel Effectiveness software
How the Hotel Effectiveness software control labor costs and improve profits
The significant growth of Hotel Effectiveness in Atlanta in the past year
The future of AI
Data for good
Machine learning
What Brightwell does
What makes Brightwell unique
The role fintech and Brightwell are playing in the global economy
How responsible fintech companies like Brightwell take social responsibility for educating the unbanked

TMBS E50; Sandra Yancey. CEO eWomenNetwork

January 13, 2020 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

TMBS E50; Sandra Yancey. CEO eWomenNetwork

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Sandra G. Yancey, CEO and Founder
eWomenNetwork, Inc.
(972) 620-9995 ext. 1031
Leanne.Testa@eWomentNetwork.net
www.eWomentNetwork.com
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter |

Sandra Yancey is on a mission to help one million women entrepreneurs each achieve one million dollars in annual revenue!
Sandra Yancey is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of eWomenNetwork, five-time #1 best-selling author, Life & Business Transformation Expert for the Emmy award-winning TV show The DOCTORS, Producer of the critically acclaimed movie titled The GLOW Project and philanthropist. Sandra left her successful Fortune 500 corporate career to launch eWomenNetwork in 2000. Two years into her business she was on the verge of bankruptcy and ready to close her doors. Not one to give up, she found her grit and today leads one of the most successful multimillion-dollar women’s business networks in North America. With over 500,000 women business owners connected through 118 chapters, eWomenNetwork produces nearly 1,500 events annually, as well as the Premier International Women’s Entrepreneur Conference in North America. Recognized by CNN as an American Hero, the eWomenNetwork Foundation has awarded cash grants to 115 non-profits and 183 scholarships to emerging leaders of tomorrow. Sandra is the preeminent women’s business expert teaching women how to RISE and succeed in spite of everything. 

About eWomenNetwork:

eWomenNetwork is a networking association, a networking group for women and for those who call themselves entrepreneurs … we are an entrepreneur network!  We help you acquire new customers, promote what you offer and increase cash flow.

Our Members are the Heart of Our Organization:
Through the philosophy of abundance, we consciously and intentionally look for ways to share information, leads, contacts, and business.  eWomenNetwork represents a heart-centered approach that honors how women connect, collaborate and create with each other. Our philosophy is “give first, share always” and this approach is the core of our membership culture.

Our Mission:
Help one million women entrepreneurs each achieve one million dollars in annual revenue.

Over 500,000 women and men entrepreneurs connected through 118 chapters across North America, Australia, and the United Kingdom.

Vision:
The creation of a complete success system that unites women entrepreneurs and empowers them to achieve, succeed and prosper.

Philosophy:
We are other focused and lift others as we climb—we give first and share always.

Purpose:
Guide and help one million women entrepreneurs generate one million dollars in annual revenue.

Goal:
Connect the resources and buying power of women entrepreneurs to accelerate growth, abundance and unlimited opportunities.

Most proud of the work of our foundation – eWomenFoundation

Our members are part of a giving and serving culture. We consider it a privilege to award grants and scholarships to those in need. To date, the eWomenNetwork Foundation has awarded 115 cash grants and 183 scholarships to emerging female leaders of tomorrow. Our philanthropic work is only made possible by the generosity of our members and sponsors.

BRX Pro Tip: How to Respond to the Discount Question

January 13, 2020 by angishields

BRX Pro Tips

BRX Pro Tip: How to Respond to the Discount Question

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BRX Pro Tip: How to Respond to the Discount Question Transcript

Stone Payton: [00:00:02] And we are back with Business RadioX Pro Tips. Lee Kantor, Stone Payton here with you. Lee, it happens to me from time to time, I’m sure you’ve heard this question, what counsel, if any, do we have in terms of how to respond to the discount question? If someone asks for a discount, what’s the best way to handle that conversation?

Lee Kantor: [00:00:22] Well, one of the things we do when somebody asks for a discount is we give them a discount if they pay all upfront. So, by paying upfront, we will lower the price for the service, but they have to pay upfront. If they don’t want to pay upfront, then the monthly fee is the monthly fee. But if you are going to give a discount, it’s important that you have to take something of value away. You can’t just give a discount for the sake of giving a discount, because you lose kind of the pricing integrity. What do you think about that, Stone? What are some of the strategies you use when somebody asks for a discount?

Stone Payton: [00:00:55] Well, I try to keep it all, like you say, within frame or within scope. So, if I’m going to change the scope of the financial investment, then I’m going to revisit the ROI that we are trying to deliver. I think, within reason, we can probably design something for most budgets. And if not, you know, we’re too early or too late to be of any real service and we’ll try to help again when the timing is better.

Stone Payton: [00:01:18] But if they’re purely just asking for a lower price, which is what often happens when they use the word discount or they’re asking that question, their trend, often, their first swing at that is getting the same level of service or in our case, since we actually provide real green dollar ROI in so many cases, they’re asking for that same level of result for a lower financial investment. So, I mean, the short answer is no. The other answer is, well, let’s scale the investment to fit the outcome.

TMB E30; Forty-Niner Golf & CC, & Square One Intern

January 10, 2020 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

TMB E30; Forty-Niner Golf & CC, & Square One Intern

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GUESTS:
Casey Polivehak, Director of Golf
Forty-Niner Country Club
12000 E. Tanque Verde Rd
Tucson, AZ 85749
520-749-4925 ext 1
Email: caseyp@fortyninercc.com
Website: http://fortyninercc.com/index.htm
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn |

Casey is the Director of Golf and Sales at Forty Niner Country Club in Northeast Tucson, AZ. Casey was hired after new ownership purchased the course in 2012 to help in a major rebuilding/rebranding project. Using his 20 years of industry experience and local contact network, Forty Niner is on its way back to being one of Tucson’s favorite courses.

Born and raised in Tucson, AZ, Casey and his wife of 13.5 years, Amber, have settled in the area he grew up. Amber is a hardworking, homeschooling mother and part-time teacher for the Vail School District. Daughters Lucy- 9 and Hawley-1 and son Bodey- 6, are the highlight of their lives

Casey’s main jobs at Forty Niner are membership and tournament growth, revenue management, marketing, and overall customer service satisfaction. Having experience at some of Arizona’s top-rated resorts and private clubs, has groomed Casey to handle the good, and bad that comes along with the golf industry.

Casey enjoys playing golf, but raising a family is most important right now! Casey and Amber help with youth groups at their church, and enjoy home projects including gardening, raising dogs + chickens, and of course swimming and playing with the kids.

About Forty Niner Country Club

Forty Niner Country Club is an upscale, semi-private facility designed by William Francis Bell. The course opened in 1961 and though not as demanding as the many desert-style courses in the area, the tree-lined fairways, and tightly guarded doglegs pose the same challenges it did almost 50 years ago when the club hosted the PGA Tour’s Tucson Open in 1963-1964.

Spread over 110 acres, the course is known for its lush, mature landscaping and excellent course conditioning. It is lined with mature stands of mesquite, giant cottonwood, eucalyptus, and weeping willow trees. The fairways are Bermuda grass, over-seeding in the fall with perennial ryegrass. The elevated Tif-dwarf Bermuda greens are known locally for their swift putting surfaces in the winter months. The course has two lakes that come into play and is bordered on the south by the Tanque Verde Wash. Members enjoy a 6,669-yard, 18-hole, par 72 golf course. Four tee positions on every hole ensure playability, satisfaction, and challenge for every level of golfer. The winding fairways and majestic mountain views surprise golfers at every turn.

A full-service restaurant, The Rincon Mountain Grill, has been expanded and upgraded serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner 7- days a week with various specialty offers. An upgraded kitchen boasts a double-decker pizza over, where the Roadrunner Pizzeria is using house-made hand-tossed dough, and the freshest ingredients available! Ranging from sandwiches to steak or seafood, and even gluten-free options, enjoy your favorite type of food expertly prepared and served with a smile!!

Facilities

The Club’s facilities include an 18-hole golf course, full-service restaurant, driving range, putting green, short game area, fully stocked Golf Shop, State of the Art Fitness center, swimming pool, men’s and women’s locker rooms, indoor and outdoor dining, large outdoor banquet/wedding venue, and private meeting/conference space

Jamain T. Miller, CEO/ Co-founder
Square One Intern
Tucson   State: AZ
Email: jamain@squareoneintern.com
Website: https://www.facebook.com/squareoneintern
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter |

Jamain, CEO and Co-founder of Square One Intern, is a transplant from New Jersey. He’s been in Tucson for 6 years and came here via the US Air Force. As a former intelligence analyst for Combat Search and Rescue, Jamain learned that there were three essentials necessary for any mission to be successful. 1) A clear vision for the results desired, 2) a detailed plan to achieve those results, 3) and a well-run organization where everyone understands their roles and responsibilities for achieving those results via the plan. After interviewing over 200 organization heads and managers, Jamain condensed the most affective solutions into a system that organizations can use to clarify their vision, create their plan, and organize their team around that plan and vision. That’s the Revenue Focused Development System.

Because he has a passion for training youth, Jamain also runs a non-profit that trains at-risk youth in entrepreneurship to help them lift themselves out of the cycle of poverty they were born into. The same business organization system is employed with the youth and their ability to understand the system equals that of any business owner he’s worked with. The non-profit is called Circle One Tucson, signifying the 360 degrees of support each Tucson youth is given.

About Square One Intern

Through networking with other entrepreneurs, Jamain met his Co-founder, Mariana Eubanks, three years ago and they stayed in contact. Both have a passion for business and youth and in February of 2019, Mariana approached Jamain with the idea of connecting students in the early stages of their education to businesses they’re interested in working with. This would provide them early real-world work experience in the field they’re studying so they can decide early on whether or not that particular career is for them. They also wanted the student to provide value to the organizations they’re working with. So, after a few months of testing various concepts, Square One Intern became a workforce development agency focused on connecting non-profits with Young Professional Implementers who can help them apply the Revenue Focused Development System to their organization and help them use it with maximum effectiveness.

Forty-Niner Golf & CC – Tucson’s Hidden Jewel

Franchise Marketing Radio: Rob and Lisa Cannon with Thrillz

January 10, 2020 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Franchise Marketing Radio: Rob and Lisa Cannon with Thrillz

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Rob and Lisa Cannon are parents, entrepreneurs, franchisees, and now franchisors. The Cannons recognized the growing demand for indoor family entertainment as a great business opportunity.

After successful careers in finance and 3 years as franchisees of an indoor trampoline park, they pulled together a world-class team to create the next generation of adventure parks.

In August of 2018, Thrillz opened its doors in Danbury, CT.

Follow Thrillz on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Questions and Topics in this Interview

What is Thrillz?
Why has Thrillz targeted the Atlanta region?
What is the ideal Thrillz location?
Can you describe Thrillz’s history?
Who is your ideal franchisee?
Is it true that millennials are looking to spend money on experiences rather than material items?

IMPACT Ep3: Three Non-Profits Collaborating Together

January 9, 2020 by angishields

Tucson Business Radio

IMPACT Ep3: Three Non-Profits Collaborating Together

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Michele Santorelli, Program Director
IMPACT of Southern Arizona
3535 E Hawser Street
Tucson, AZ 85739
520-825-0009
michele@impactsoaz.org
impactsoaz.org
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook | Twitter |

I am originally from the “Big Apple”, but I am elated to now live in the “Baked Apple”.  Soon after I was married, my husband and I left the city and snow in search of a warmer climate.  Before settling in Tucson, we explored several cities across the country.  My wonderful husband of 25 years, my two sons, and my furry four years old, continue to enjoy hiking and exploring the beautiful state we settled in.  My background is in business and banking with a deep connection to community service.  This passion was the foundation of how I was raised and how I raised my two sons.  I believe when children can connect what they learn to real-world challenges, they add abundance in ways that make the world a better place.  Working at Impact has allowed me to share my passion and connect with individuals, partners, and communities while building and enhancing essential programs that meet the needs of the communities we serve. 

What is the IMPACT you have? IMPACT works to stabilize families, support seniors, and move people out of poverty. This is done through a variety of programs designed to feed people of all ages, stretch household budgets, teach people new skills to help them better manage finances and make important decisions, and to provide guidance and support along personalized pathways to self-sufficiency. IMPACT also provides resources SANP, Southern Arizona Non-Profits and referrals to the community – serving low to moderate-income families and individuals in greater Tucson, Marana, Oro Valley, and Pinal County.

It is our partnerships with other agencies, businesses, governments, social clubs, volunteers and donors to which we attribute our success of 20 years. Since we opened in 2000, we have invested more than 25,000,000 in the community: serving more than 190,000 meals to seniors, providing more than $12,000,000 of perishable and canned food, distributing more than 650,000 items of clothing, and delivering many other valuable services. Thanks to wide community support, all our services have been provided free of charge, and we have improved the lives and inspired the futures of more than 9250 individuals! We look forward to another 20 years of changing peoples’ lives.

Stephanie Urdiales, General Manager
Golden Goose Thrift Shop
15970 N Oracle Road
Catalina AZ 85739
520-825-9101
manager@goldengooseaz.com
goldengooseaz.com
Air Force brat – philosophy major – former dancer and ballet instructor – mother of four – grandmother of nine – Golden Goose general manager for fifteen years – began working at age fourteen – have a strong background in corporate retail, resale, and thrift.

What is the IMPACT you have?

The Golden Goose is a nonprofit retail thrift shop. Our purpose is to generate revenue for IMPACT of Southern Arizona and SaddleBrooke Community Outreach to fund their respective charitable community programs. Past sales have resulted in more than $13,000,000 which has helped purchase food for two food banks, clothing for children and adults, educational scholarships, meals for seniors, and many other critical programs. Shop at the Goose and you will put a big smile on your face, as well as that of someone less fortunate. Volunteer here, and you will make lifelong friends and know you make a difference in the lives of thousands of people.

Stephen Groth, President
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach
63675 SaddleBrooke Blvd. Suite L
Tucson, AZ 85739
949-533-9355
steve.groth42@gmail.com

I grew up in Chicago and Connecticut and graduated from the Univ. of Connecticut, and earned my MBA from Wharton School at Univ. of Penn. I spent most of my career financing, buying, and selling commercial jet aircraft around the world. Retired to Arizona in 2010 and began with SBCO shortly thereafter on an education committee specializing in scholarships. Elected President 3 years ago. I also compete in and run Trivia games and co-run the Great courses program. I’ve been married for 52 years to Sharon who started and runs a “Famous Painting “program in a local school.

What is the IMPACT you have? Our mission is “to provide opportunities for kids to succeed”. As such we are an all-volunteer organization that is “all about the kids” in our “copper corridor” providing new clothes and backpacks to 1700 kids twice a year, now providing 4-year college scholarships to 81 kids, supporting academic enrichment programs and recreational activities in our communities, and sponsoring a large food drive for the local Foodbank.

SHOW HOST:
Barbara McClure, Executive Director
IMPACT of Southern Arizona
3535 E Hawser Street
Tucson, AZ 85739
520-825-0009 / Mobile Phone: 206-915-0919
barbara@impactsoaz.org
www.impactsoaz.org
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter |

Barbara McClure wakes up each morning passionate about going to work at a place that improves lives and inspires futures every day! She has been the Executive Director of a Tucson social service nonprofit called IMPACT of Southern Arizona, for ten years. What is it that keeps you passionate about your role Barbara?

Barbara has been a visionary and planner with decades of experience as a small business owner and in nonprofit leadership; her innovative ideas and strategic thinking, along with a talent for bringing the community together, has helped grow IMPACT five-fold in a very short time. Her talents and interests are diverse but all center around helping people, improving the community, bolstering education, building capacity and sustainability, being vocal about the rights and conditions of others, experiencing art, nurturing all inhabitants of your garden, and enjoying life to the fullest.

And now Barbara is about to experience another exciting chapter in her life with hosting a brand-new Radio Show Podcast here on the Tucson Business RadioX Network starting in November.

IMPACT of Southern Arizona is a 20 – year old social service nonprofit stabilizing families and seniors, and moving people out of poverty. IMPACT’s programs are designed to stretch household budgets so earned income can be spent on necessities such as improved housing conditions, fuel to get to work, utilizes, and needed medical attention and prescriptions. Its clients are your neighbors! People come to IMPACT because it is a welcoming place where they are always treated with dignity and respect, and where they find resources, referrals, coaching, and help to attain the skills that can move them forward into self-sufficiency.

Barbara grew up in Pasadena CA, moved to Long Beach for college, got married and started our family then moved to Seattle area ten years later. Took our youngest son on an 11-month motorhome trip to get to Tucson – Homeschooled for 10th grade.

We vacationed at a rustic cabin when I was growing up, where we had no phone or television; and spent all our time outside fishing, hiking, horseback riding, listening to old radio shows, playing pool, reading comic books from the local small grocer, and using our imaginations all day long. I always admired the superheroes who defended people and cities like Gotham and Metropolis, so when our three boys were born, we named them after familiar character: Colin (Bryce for an overlay of Bruce Wayne, Kent, and Parker. Our first grandchild was born last year, and as in the family tradition, named Logan, after the Wolverine. I used to always tell them they were my superheroes – and they still are today!

Barbara loves working with numbers and has always loved math and the organization of things, so accounting seemed perfect, but I soon realized that I if I became a CPA I would have to spend many months inside doing tax returns, and that did not appeal to me as a long–term career! I have a great imagination and enjoy creating things, so thought I should find a better path that might nurture that side of my personality. I was working in the shipping industry in SoCal at the time and fell in love with import and export, so shifted my majors to Marketing and International Business. Those were wonderful fits, and I imagined graduating and moving to the largest port on the planet, in Germany; then, I met my future husband and things took a different turn.

A little bit about how Barbara got into Nonprofit work:

All along with my husband and I were always involved in nonprofits and community volunteer opportunities, and often said it was too bad we could not make a living doing those things we loved so much. Leadership roles in PTO, Boy Scouts, Historical Societies, Junior League, Elks, Rotary and more. Then when we moved to Tucson I looked for a local opportunity to impact my community. A Board position was about to open at IMPACT, and my local bank branch manager, Peggy Smoot, suggested I would be very passionate about getting involved in the mission work there. I worked in the Food Bank.

There are thousands of nonprofits in Tucson. What makes IMPACT Unique is that they bring the community together to stabilize families and move people out of poverty. Our true success lies in partnering with a large number of businesses, agencies, social clubs and other nonprofits. We invest $2.5 million in the community each year, and we do it all with a lean staff of amazing professionals supported by more than 170 volunteer shifts each week! We have put great systems in place to run efficiently, effectively and with a commitment to sustainability and integrity, protecting the community’s investment in our work, striving for perfect audits, being innovative, building capacity and most importantly – treating everyone with dignity and respect. We are an award-winning nonprofit with numerous nods to incredible customer service. Our clients are your neighbors… We improve lives and inspire futures of people living in Southern AZ.

So, IMPACT is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and you have been at the helm half that time. Share with me the things IMPACT has accomplished over the years, and the things you have planned for this celebratory year.